Broom holder



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD G. WRIGHT, F WATERFORD, CONNECTICIIT.

BROOM HOLDER.

Application led June 18, 1924. Serial No. 720,790.

To all whom. 51.* may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD G. WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at IVaterford, in the county of New London and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Broom Holder, of which the following is a specification. i

This invention relates to new and use'l'ul improvements in broom holders and has for its principal object to provide a simple and eflicient device which may be attached to a wall or the like for receiving and supporting a broom when the latter is not in use.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a broom holder of the above mentioned character, which is of such a construction as to enable a broom to be readily supported in position thereon or removed therefrom as may be desired without necessitating the loss of either time or labor.

t further object is to provide a broom holder of the above mentioned character, which is simple in construction, inexpensive, strong and durable and furthermore adapted for the purposes for which it is designated.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this yspecilcation and in which like numerals designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure l is a front elevation of my improved broom holder showing the same supporting a broom.

Figure 2 is a top plan viewwith parts shown in section, and "il" Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the hase plate.

In the drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates the base plate or supporting member, the same being substantially rectangular in design and being preferably constructed of wood although any other suitable material may be substituted therefor. The base plate l is provided with transversely extending openings such as are shown at 2 in the drawing for the purpose of enabling any suitable fastening means illustrated at 3 to extend therethrough and be driven into a wall or the likewhereby the device may be supported in a rigid position.

Pivot bolts such as are shown in the drawing at 4, extend through the base plate l 1 adjacent the respective ends thereof and the same are su ported thereon by means of the nuts 5 wnch are threaded on the threaded ends of the bolts and are normally disposed in suitable sockets or recesses provided therefor in the rear face of the hase late l in the manner more clearly illustrate in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawing.

The heads 7 of the bolt 4 are spaced from the front face of the base plate in the manner also clearly illustrated in Figure 2. Adapted to be pivotally supported on the bolts 4 are the coacting cams 8 and 9` respectively. Spacing nuts such as are illustrated at 10 are threaded on the bolt 4 and are interposed between the inner faces of the coacting cams and the front face of the base plate l in the manner as illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawing whereby the cams are held in spaced relation with respect to the base plate and will engage the heads 7 of the bolts.

For the purpose of limiting the swinging movement of the cams in either direction, I provide the laterally extending pins 11 and 12 respectively, the same being preferably arranged in the manner as clearly illustrated in Figure 1 so that the pin 11 will limit the upward swinging movement of each cam while the pin I2 will limit the downward swinging movement thereof.

The hea-ds 8 and 9 are in the form of fiat plates which are arcuate at both ends and the centers from which the arcs are struck lie upon the medium longitudinal dimensions of the heads and with the edges at the opposite sides of said dimensions disposed symmetrically with relation to the said dimensions. By this arrangement the heads used at the opposite end portions of the plate are both alike and may be turned over and applied to the plate, indiscriminately, as to whether the)T are applied at one or the other end thereof, or as to which of the side surfaces of the heads are disposed away from the plate. Thus the heads .are so shaped that the structure may be readil assembled without the exercise of much Judgment or contemplation. The heads are pivoted upon the plate at points spaced from the larger arcuate ends for a. distance greater than the radii of the arcs of the larger ends.

Then a broom such as is shown at A in the drawing is not in use, the samemay be and securely hold the same in position on.

the device against accidental disen agement therefrom whereby the broom w11 -be suspended on the wall when not .in,use. The broom may be readilyl removed from between the coaoting cams whenever it is de-Y sired to use the same without the loss of any time or labor and the` provision of a broom holder of the above mentioned character,v Will at all times enable a broom to be supportedthereon or removed therefrom.

A device of the character above describedY maybe manufactured at a very low cost and will not occupy much space and will enable a person to all times have access to a broom supported thereon. l

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claim.-

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is `A broom holder including a base plate, a pair of spaced pivots mounted along the median dimension ot the base plate, a pair of segmental spaced heads of the same design, and same relative dimension, each head having at its opposite ends arcuate edges, the arc at one end being of greater magnitude than the arc at the opposite end, the centers from the arcs of each head are struck, lying upon the median longitudinal dimensionof the head, the edges and the opposite sides of each head being symmetrically disposed with relation to said median longitudinal dimension of the head, each head being provided upon its median lon itudinal dimension with an opening, sai openings loosely receiving said pivots,

means for holding said heads in spaced re- `lat1on to said base plate and swingable in the same plane which is parallel to the plane 'of the base'plate, a plurality of stop pins projecting from the base plate, two of said stop pins being disposed above the median dimension of the base plate and two therebelow, the 'upper stop pins being spaced farther apart than the pivots and the lower 'stop pins being spaced closer together than the p1vots.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

RICHARD G. WRIGHT. 

